The Bahamas Investor

...o develop and advance the regulation and oversight of regional securities and capital markets. The Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators was established to create a forum for regional securities regulators to discuss issues facing Caribbean securities and financial markets.......

...e destination.” Local residents and aviation enthusiasts can watch the exciting parachute jumps, complimentary, from bleachers erected at the Old Bahama Bay Resort. For more information on the Bahama Beach Skydiving event visit: https://skysthelimit.net/bahama-boogie.......

...ices industry, including implementation and strategy of Automatic Exchange of Information/Common Report Standard. Pictured: (from left) AIBT Director Jan Mezulanik; Partner, McKinney Bancroft & Hughes Brian Moree; AIBT Executive Administrator Anastacia Johnson; AIBT Chairman Antoinette Russell; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Allyson Maynard Gibson; Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Franklyn Williams (standing behind); Permanen......

...East Grand Bahama Peter Turnquest as the keynote speaker. Former Minister of State for Finance and radio talk show host Zhivargo Laing (pictured, left) will chair the day’s programme. Also pictured: (from left) Andre Knowles, BTC chief commercial officer; KPMG head of management for consulting and data analytics, Dennis D Deveaux; Joan Albury, president of TCL and founder of the seven-island Business Outlook Series and Bahamas Power and Light (BP......

...ent issued identity documents is acceptable. Verification of address by proof of a utility bill has given way to establishing proof that the client can be contacted by electronic or other means. The Central Bank of The Bahamas has also made it clear that high risk does not mean than an extra burden should be imposed to identify oneself–rather more due diligence should be exerted around the other dimensions of how a relationship is established and......

...olle and Jose Velasquez can now deliver a 60-hour long detailed evaluation of each SME selected for the diagnostic and the economic environment in which it is operating. To qualify, the SME must have been operating for at least three years, preferably have independently audited financial statements, annual sales of at least $150,000 and operate, or be willing to operate in compliance, with national environmental and occupational safety laws and re......

...The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA ) has announced the appointment of Captain Dwain Hutchinson as its new managing director and chief executive officer. The announcement was made April 11, 2019 at the Ministry of Transport and Local Government. Captain Hutchinson succeeds Commodore Davy Rolle (pictured), who stepped down as managing director last year.......

...of the IMO January 31, 2013. The High Commissioner was accompanied by Davy Rolle, director and chief executive officer, The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) ; John Akhurst, deputy director of the BMA; and Michael Guy, second secretary and alternate permanent representative to the IMO. The High Commissioner and the secretary general shared views on pressing issues facing the IMO, including management reform, piracy, greenhouse gas emissions from sh......

...The Central Bank of The Bahamas Governor John Rolle delivered remarks at the Exuma Business Outlook on the topic of “Bahamian financial resilience post-natural disasters” at Sandals Emerald Bay , Exuma, October 24, 2019. Read or download the PDF from the Governor’s address entitled Bahamian Financial Resilience Post-Natural Disasters here. Read/download his full address here: Bahamian Financial Resilience Post-Natural Disasters......

...deputy chairman of BMA; Commodore Davy Rolle, director and chief executive officer of BMA; and Frank Davis, Acting High Commissioner & Alternate Permanent Representative to the IMO. The Minister and the Secretary General shared views on pressing issues facing the IMO, including management reform, piracy, greenhouse gas emissions from ships and ballast waste management. She also told the Secretary General that the government of The Bahamas would be......

...The Ministry of Finance financial secretary John Rolle released a public statement regarding several revenue reforms approved by Parliament during the 2015/2016 Budget Debate. These mainly affect the revenue collections that fall under Ministry of Finance agencies and include Customs Duties and Excise Taxes, Stamp Taxes, Value Added Tax (VAT), Real Property Taxes and Business Licenses. Download a PDF of the statement here.......

...e, president of the Bahamas Hotel Association Stuart Bowe, chief executive officer of Bahamas Telecommunications Co Geoff Houston and president of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employer’s Confederation Chester Cooper. The theme of the conference is New Challenges Call for New Paradigms: Identifying a Development Formula for Exuma and it will address the obstacles to increased tourism in Exuma, such as insufficient airlift, challenges facing......

...owth in Grand Bahama in 2014.” Heading a slate of eight presenters will be Minister for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville and Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe. “We have chosen our speakers for GBO ‘14 with great deliberation in what we are counting on being the pivotal year in the reawakening of our northernmost island,” said Joan Albury, president of TCL Group, which organizes Grand Bahama Outlook and the five other forums in the Outlook series......

...of the summit’s RBC Regional Female Leadership Award–Bermuda’s Premier and Minister of Finance, Paula Cox. The Premier, who spoke on “Preparing to Lead,” said that smart women know that it is persistence and not perfection that is the hallmark of a great leader and that women must be determined to make progressive change occur in the coming years. The “female factor,” she said, is critical in helping to build and strengthen nations. Admitting that......

...fices on Carmichael and Palmetto Roads. To attend, business owners, namely VAT Registrants who conduct sales with tourists, should reserve a spot as space will be limited. For more information e-mail sashalightbourne@bahamas.gov.bs or call Taxpayer Services at 1-242-225-7280/ 242-461-8050.......